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Rights group calls to ban Czech castration law

The Czech Republic's practice of surgically castrating convicted sex offenders is "invasive, irreversible and mutilating" and should stop immediately, the Council of Europe's Anti-Torture Committee said in a report made public Thursday.

Time.com: France Overruled on Gay Adoption

The European Court of Human Rights has overturned French court rulings that prevented a single lesbian woman from adopting a child

Europeans nations 'hampering CIA prison probe'

European countries knew about U.S. secret jails for terrorism suspects and have obstructed an investigation into the transport and illegal detention of prisoners, a draft European Parliament report said on Tuesday.

Report: CIA flights 'spider's web'

The head of an investigation into alleged CIA secret prisons in Europe has accused the U.S. spy agency of orchestrating a global "spider's web" of detentions and transfers.

Report: U.S. was 'outsourcing' torture

In his initial report to the Council of Europe on alleged secret prisons run by the CIA in eastern Europe to question terror suspects, a Swiss investigator said there was evidence of the "outsourcing" of torture by the United States, adding it was likely a number of Europe nations or their intelligence agencies knew about it.

Probe backs CIA prison allegations

European investigators say they have evidence that supports allegations the CIA "abducted and transferred" people between countries and temporarily held them "without any judicial involvement."

Observers: Azerbaijan vote falls short

Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan failed to meet international standards for free and fair voting, an observer mission said Monday in an announcement that could embolden opposition parties to take to the streets of this former Soviet republic.

Ukraine PM urged to admit defeat

A leading European human rights watchdog has called on Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych to admit defeat as initial results showed his West-leaning rival Viktor Yushchenko winning the presidency.

Monitors condemn Ukraine poll

International monitors say Ukraine's fraught presidential election at the weekend fell short of democratic standards.

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